{"id":6310,"date":"2025-09-10T14:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/?page_id=6310"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:04:47","slug":"strategic-focus-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/?page_id=6310","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Focus Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6310\" class=\"elementor elementor-6310\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f524386 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f524386\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a036f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a036f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At CREST, we harness the power of remote sensing and Earth systems science to drive innovation, resilience, and equity in communities around the world. 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